Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-01-15
MEN AND THINGS IN NEW YORK.
The Cumn,ing.-Hall Gossip.

THAT FoLLOwED-OsTRACIsED AT THE NORTH
TIE BALL SEASON.
Correspondents of TINE EVENING STAR
At dinner party not long agoI met man with
ruddy face and grey eyes His moustache and
hair were silved with age. He was massive Of
frame, soldierly In bearing and extremely gentle
manly In demeanor. Although wen spoken, he
accented his words like an Englishman. His
breast was covered with military decorations, and
he wore the uniform OF the Old Guard. He was
Capt s. NJ. Saunders, agent OF a well-known
French flrm, and q familiar figure among men
about town. Geniality Is enthroned In his eye,
ana sociabilty Is his prevalent characteristic He
h widely known In New York city and is usually
surrounded by a score of friends. Profuse in hos
pital1ty, he deserves very few enemiea Nor il he
fair-weather soldier. He won fame in the union
army, and he is q member Of q crack Grand Army
post. A year ago the captain created as great q
furore at dinner in Savannah as did Henry W.
Grady at the recent New England dinner In this
city. He made no set speech, however. He gave
simple toast in Q graceful manner. The effect
was electric. Men mounted their chairs waved
their napkins, and shouted themselves hoarse as
they did when Grady perforated: Bot Both 81, men .,
spontaneous applause rolled along the banquet
ting tables. The furore created by the company
was at feast given on the anniversary OF the
origination OF the oldest military company in
Georgia. He appeared there In full uniform as
to
It recalled the days OF Pulaski as the name OF the
Ancient and Honorable Artillery OF Boston recalls
S Nose e q The rugged 'ass @ %
cut.
It was a gala banquet, but Capt. Saunders was
ment OF the Lost Cause was there. The Hon.
Jefferson Davis sat at the right OF the chairman,
81 eas say as ne o.
like Gen. Sherman, Mr.. Davis was silent. For two
weeks had he ridden through the gulf states,
tender memories Of the heroic dead. Three days
had he been In Savannah, the guest Of the city,
and the shrine Nc
timents had been expressed. The ex-confederate
president sat beneath the stars and stripes sur
ance to the Union and who Were again ready to
battle against its enemies. With the cloth re-
moved move t9asSs were given Every eye was on MI:
were made eloquent and gave on scheduled topics,
but no one touched upon the topic nearest the
a If 2. az e me- may have been
and misrepresented by men living north Of the old
An hour or more passed. The proceedings had
become exceedingly tame and painfully formal.
Everybody was either hstless or uneasy. Mr..
Davis sat IDLY playing with q nut-cracker. The
old Intellectual IRE shone in his eyes, but great
age had whitened his head and wrtnkled his thin
lace suddenly arose the soldier clad in the white
UNIFORM OF the Old Guard. Every eye was upon
him. The murmur Of conversation ceased. You
coulo nave heard pin drop. Filling glass with
champagne, the captain bowed to the chair, say
"sir, II may be permitted, desire to propose
the good health OF one who has been tenderly
loved by thousands who are sleeping In lonely
graves. who is dearly loved by thousands who are
yet living, and who will be sincerely loved by thou
sa Sane yet unborn: give you the health OF the
The scene that followed
aRADY's APOTHEosIs OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN
bore no comparison to the scene that followed this
toast. Every heart beat reveille. The roar of
the ocean was heard. Napkins were waved and
cheers were given until men fell into their chairs
exhausted. The doors became filed with wonder
ing ladies, and the eyes OF many confederate
veteran were filed with tears OF 10y. northern
soldier had given the toast nearest every mans
heart, and everybody was happy. A manly action
elOquence gave place to eloQuence Of the heart.
Capt: Saunders was congratulated so warmly that
his right shoulder ached. Ladies afterwards Wed
his manly courtesy. IntrOductions were sought at
every point, and the captain became the lion of
Lion Of the day In New York.
Now mark the difference. Grady called Abra-
ham Lincoln "a perfect embodiment of American
the sentiments expressed in his speech, and a
brass band and magnificent banquet awaited
MN on nus is return to Atlanta; Saunders merely
damned by two-thtrds OF the northern press and
came very near expulsion from the Grand Army
post hOnOred by his membership. Nobody pro-
posed to run him for Vice President of the United
States, and he was not mentioned for even q
United States senatorship. On the contrary, he
resorts, and Is to-day often reproachfully pointed
out as "the fellow who toasted Jefferson DAVIS"
His feroctous villicatton after his return to New
York fell under the eye Of Mr.. Davis himself, who
wrote him an exceedingly appropriate letter.
which the captain chertshes as treasure. He
paid his respects to the Daughter OF the Confed-
marked cordially. The captain. however has
never regretted his action at the Savannah BAN
but glortfy him for 1t. Time, however, is acting
very leisurely in the case. At the annual excur-
sion OF me hoooken Turtle cu6 last summer an
the health OF Capt. Saunders, who was guest.
Nearly half the club responded: Then the veteran
gave the health of the Hon. Jefferson Davis the
friend Of Capt. Saunders. No one moved The
veteran and the captain drank the toast alone In
worse than silence: Gradys speech was timely.
The conquered may have forgiven the cOnQuerors,
but 1t Is clearly evident that the cOnQuerOrS have
not forgiven the conquered.
that CHECK" AND FRENCH BALLS.
The ball season started In with q rush the other
night. It is the preliminary or wildcat season.
New York now has two distinct and wildly differing
species OF balls 1t is not difficult to describe
them. for one is respectable and The other isn't.
There are four big masquerade balls and four
solidly respectable entertainments. The first Of
is "LAmitie," or Friendship ball. 1t is run by the
walters of the New York restaurants clubs and
cafes, who give the ball In the interest of Charity
and support INDECENT members OF their craft and
their families on the proceeds 1t has degenerated
into what Is known as shat check bal;" that is,
the tickets are given away when they can't be
sold and everybody who enters the building is
obliged 10 buy check FOR his hat and coat. II
four thousand people buy hat checks at the rate
OF dollar apiece the result Is profitable. Then,
too, great deal OF money Is made out OF the
champagne, which, at the ball given last night,
was simply execrable. None Of the good cham.
payne houses supply wine for this ball, as they
refuse to make the enormous discount required by
the walters. The managers OF the ball take what
ever wine offers them the largest profit, and the
receives commission to supply the ball. Beside
this the champagne houses give the walters 25
cents for every cork they turn the day after the
ball, and this Is an additional inducement to the
attendants to force bad champagne down peoples
Threats. 1t can readily be imagined that a
ball OF this style Is neither exclusive nor
ar1stocratic. The fact is there was rather tough
affair. There were thousand or two women of
every conceivable shape, color and attire who
danced and made the big barn-like Academy
NillSOn hail. hum with their gayety Many Of
them were magniflcently dressed and NOT a few
were women OF striking and famous beauty am
sorry to run counter to well defined theory but
the fact Is the "French" balls OF New York are not
believe. The myriads OF callow youths who were
distinguished by plentiful narrowness of chest
and a vast expanse OF mouth stood around in slim
dress suits and made praiSeWOrthy but utterly
futile efforts to look like bLdse men OF the world
There were also bald-headed men, grey bearded
men and the portiy fathers Of families who rtsked
about with jOyOusness that caused the thin Tins
&6An llnxuN